Watching the clock expecting the doctor to make his first round and reminding the nurse i would like to leave.
The nurse comes back after an hour or so talking on a cell phone. Seems the doctor will asses me via phone. Wow now i'm not sure if he is the best doctor or the worst but i gather he is out of town selling his pyramid health product. It must be no other doctors are in the house.
So i pay my bill and the doctors aditional bills...
convinced my doctor is a nut-job i still follow his prescription of no medical benifit pills and juice. As i read some more of his delightfull pyramid sales rubbish it seems the company has been about for more than 10 years but still can't "prove" anything.
I like faith but common
White male from Sydney Australia visits Cebu Philippines. My day to day take on things. Personal, Educational, Humor and Randomness.
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Friday, December 23, 2011
Escape the crazy house
Labels:
air in my iv line,
diagnosis,
Hospital,
Lapu-Lapu,
mac-tan,
mactan,
Philippies
Thursday, December 22, 2011
A few more bubbles in my iv line later
Having given a 2nd sample of a dark cloudy bloody stool sample and the doctor recommending i purchase more of these from his surgery he gives me a box relating to the product.
It's a pyramid scheme. Sell to your friends and they sell to friends everyone is happy and makes this much money per month! Yay...
Clearly i'm just wasting a bed here and paying for it. I would rather rest at home so i ask to be discharged but the doctor is unavailable.
Just before bed the nurse comes in and gives me some more bubbles in my iv line... thanks..
It's a pyramid scheme. Sell to your friends and they sell to friends everyone is happy and makes this much money per month! Yay...
Clearly i'm just wasting a bed here and paying for it. I would rather rest at home so i ask to be discharged but the doctor is unavailable.
Just before bed the nurse comes in and gives me some more bubbles in my iv line... thanks..
Labels:
air in my iv line,
Lapu-Lapu,
mac-tan,
mactan,
unwell
Science and Medicine
Being a hospital i naturally get the feeling "leave it to the experts they will work it out" so in a way relax thinking they will find the correct solution and apply it the safest manor.
But.. Here comes the nurse and informs me this is the medication i must take
But.. Here comes the nurse and informs me this is the medication i must take
- An expensive berry juice with a label "no proven medical benefits"
- and a tablet from a bottle also with the label "no proven medical benefits"
I'm sure the "no proven medical benefits" part is not a selling tactic.
The only type of pain killer i have the choice of can only be given every 8 hours and seems to only work for 3-4hours. Asking about other options well not really, give me half then another half of that i can have after 4 hours to try and spread it out can't do that.. I'm starting to think i'm in a bad movie only to see the nurse push an air bubble into my iv line when she gives the pain killer.
Not taking any notice i kink the hose and point out the 2inch air lock just about to enter my hand. She promptly unkinks the hose and gives it a flick "that's fine" i guess she knows best.
Carefully watching as they replace my iv fluid another air bubble travels down the iv line and i ask again "is that ok?" and she reply "that's normal".
A little bit alarmed thinking i haven't been watching every time they touch the line no doubt i'm gonna start ballooning with all this air entering my veins? A quick jump on google gives me some data on how much air it takes to kill a person... those bubbles in the IV line are not very much i suppose.
Labels:
air in my iv line,
Cebu,
Lapu-Lapu,
mac-tan,
Philippies,
unwell,
Wards
The Solution
The doctor is here with a solution!
Seems i have a very common virus, that my body isn't used to. So i suffered greatly but currently my white blood cell count isn't up so all must be good except for the 30 times a day toilet run and liquid and blood coming from the wrong places....
The solution is non-medical approved tablets that can only be purchased via his surgery.
I smell something fishy but what can i do...
Large hospital and some dodgy doctors... can't say i didn't get warned.
Seems i have a very common virus, that my body isn't used to. So i suffered greatly but currently my white blood cell count isn't up so all must be good except for the 30 times a day toilet run and liquid and blood coming from the wrong places....
The solution is non-medical approved tablets that can only be purchased via his surgery.
I smell something fishy but what can i do...
Large hospital and some dodgy doctors... can't say i didn't get warned.
Labels:
Cebu,
diagnosis,
food poisoning,
Hospital,
Lapu-Lapu,
mac-tan,
mactan,
takeaway,
unknown food
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
WiFi @ Mac-Tan Doctors Hospital
There is a free public access point somewhere around the hospital. In the reception area signal is fluctuating but workable. Shame no access from the wards :/
I don't think it's in the hospital maybe next door somewhere. Smart signal is full bars but data rate is poor with heavy packet loss, this is going to be a long night.
I don't think it's in the hospital maybe next door somewhere. Smart signal is full bars but data rate is poor with heavy packet loss, this is going to be a long night.
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